Over the years, Shenmue fans have proven they're nothing if not patient. It's been a long, long time since Shenmue 2 was released for the Sega Dreamcast, of all things, which means the wait for Shenmue 3 is quickly closing in on a whopping 17 years. Unfortunately, the wait got a little longer today, as Deep Silver has delayed Shenmue...Read more ...

Shenmue III publisher Deep Silver has announced that the game is being delayed until an unspecified date in 2019. The Yu Suzuki title was originally scheduled to come out in 2017, before its release was moved to later this year .
In a short statement creator said: "To all of our backers, we are very sorry for the delay. After much discussion with our partners, Deep Silver, we have concluded that extending the release will allow us to deliver Shenmue III at its best. We promise to use this time to improve the quality of Shenmue III."
Back when the game was delayed into 2018, Suzuki said the...Read more ...

You've been waiting 17 years for Shenmue III - what's one more year between friends? Sure, a delay until until 2019 makes the time between the wildly successful Kickstarter for Yu Suzuki's white whale and its eventual reality jump to four years, but I think we all knew this was inevitable.Read more ...

The long-awaited sequel Shenmue III was scheduled to arrive later this year, but publisher Deep Silver has decided to delay it until 2019. The game was partially funded through a Kickstarter campaign.Read more ...

Shenmue 3 won't release this year as originally planned and instead will come out in 2019.
Publisher Deep Silver gave a brief update on the game to explain the delay. "The extra time will be used to polish the quality of the game even further, to the high standards it deserves and release the product in the best possible timeframe," the statement says.
This is the second setback for Shenmue 3's release. The game was scheduled to arrive in December 2017 at one point before being pushed back to the second half of 2018.Read more ...